Brokerage Clerks build time management, service orientation and social perceptiveness skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents (87%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 87% | $78,660 | +20% | Bachelor's degree |
| 2 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 86% | $50,670 | −23% | None |
| 3 | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | 83% | $69,990 | +6% | None |
| 4 | Loan Officers | 82% | $76,690 | +17% | Bachelor's degree |
| 5 | Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 82% | $62,370 | −5% | None |
| 6 | Customs Brokers | 81% | $80,730Pay for the broader BLS group “Compliance Officers” | Not compared | None |
| 7 | Accountants and Auditors | 80% | $83,680 | +27% | Bachelor's degree |
| 8 | Tax Preparers | 80% | $54,920 | −16% | None |
| 9 | Credit Analysts | 80% | $83,510 | +27% | Bachelor's degree |
| 10 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 79% | $58,260 | −11% | None |
Compared with Brokerage Clerks, median $65,750. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as brokerage clerks (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
87% skill match · $78,660 · +20% pay
Management of Financial Resources · Persuasion · Judgment and Decision Making
86% skill match · $50,670 · −23% pay
83% skill match · $69,990 · +6% pay
Persuasion · Negotiation · Technology Design
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents (87% skill match, median $78,660), Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (86% skill match, median $50,670) and Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel (83% skill match, median $69,990), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 13 pay more than brokerage clerks at the median. The biggest increases: Financial Managers (+153%, $166,570), Administrative Services Managers (+74%, $114,130) and Personal Financial Advisors (+60%, $105,070).
15 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.